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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-10-27

Mrs. NJ. ID. SALTER, who has gained
worldwide reputation as the mayor
of Argonia-a little town in the
western part of Kansas-was in at
tendence at the Woman Suffrage con-
vention at Newton. Being called up
ON to make a speech she said:
My election was the result of a prac-
teal joke on the part of the enemies of
woman Suffrage, but the scheme
leaked out the morning of election.
My friends went to work and the Joke
was immense on the jokers. 1t was
greatly heightened by the fact that 1
TOOK no part in the canvass, but re-
manned at home the entire day, part of
the time ut the wash tub. / have not
found the duties of my Office either
burdensome or degrading, and / have
never been accused of parading the
streets in masculine attire. l preside
over four councilmen of whom / am
proud, as we are proud of all men, of
kansas. The right of women to vote
Is already decided by her ability to
govern: 1t seems to me that the next
move should be president suffrage by
states, and when we have helped to do
Tor the nation what we have already
done for the state, the demonstration
will be complete.
Mrs. Salter is described as being a ]
very modest and retiring lady in man
ner and appearance, but possessed of a |
good deal of decision of character. She |
Is the, first woman mayor of a Kansas
rity,
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-10-27

II is learned that the ladies of the
Knights of Labor purpose Offering their
votes at the ensuing election, relying
on the section of the constitution
which says every males citizen p years
of age has the right to vote. They
hold that as the law does not expressly
exclude women from suffrage they are
entitled to it. Two of the ladies ap-
piled to the registrars of the Second
ward yesterday to be registered but
their request was Observation-Disclosures
Telegraph
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-10-27

A boy who works around the Holder
man block wandered into an unused
hall this morning and discovered some
thing that surprised him and thorough
ly aroused his curiosity. Sitting on the
floor near the north end of the hall was
a glass jar such as is used for confec-
tionery, containing an almost perfectly
formed foetus. He told the deputy
sheriff of his discovery and, as the cor
oner could not be found, took the jar
in charge and conveyed it to the sher-
ifs Office in the court house. 1t is a
female, perfectly formed, excepting the
back part of the head, which is sunken.
1t has the features of mulatto, and is
about six months formation. The
jar is very nearly dry and the covering
was loose when found. If it is ply
sician's specimen, as it is supposed to
be, it certainly was a queer place for it.
But if it found its way there by other
means the matter will bear investiga-
tion.-News.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-10-27

WHEN the Baltimore s. Ohio Tele-
graph company was organized as a
competing line of the Western Union
the state of Pennsylvania refused to
give them a charter until they obligat-
ed themselves not to sell to the West
ern Union. The latter now discovers
that it cannot absorb that portion of
the newly acquired lines, and all refer
ences to the sale in the legal papers
have to read except that portion in
the state of Pennsylvania 1t is I'M
fortunate that the other states had not
the wisdom and forethought to do like
wise. The very day the Western
Union assumed control of the Balti-
more s. Ohio lines the rate of fifteen
cents for ten words from New York to
Chicago was advanced to fifty, and two
thousand operators and other employees
received blue envelope in which was
enclosed a slip of paper containing the
following suggestive words: after
the first day of November your services
will be no longer required by this
company"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-10-27
Committed.

1t Will be remembered that a few
months ago Mr.. John Nelson of Neosho
Rapids had a valuable horse stolen and
no trace of the horse or thief could be
found. A few weeks ago a man from
Cottonwood Falls was driving through
the Rapids when Mr.. Nelson claimed
one of the horses as the one he had
lost. He proved to the satisfaction of
every one that it was the identical ami
NAL and the man stated he had bought
it from a stranger in Cottonwood Falls.
On further investigation MIR. John
Slime of Neosho Rapids was identified
as the man of whom the horse was
purchased. He was accordingly ar
rested and tried before the justices
court. His honor bound him oyer to
trial in the district and he was brought
here last night and lodged in Jail to
await his trial.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-10-27

Asa sample of free trade demagogue-
ism or ignorance the following from the
editorial columns of the Wichita La
Dor Press takes the cake:
"The factories of the east are filled
with 'paupers,' not from free trade
England, but from LOIo ioage, high-tGriG
European countries"
And then, as if to show the utter alb
surdity of the above, just few inches
below and in the same column, and
presumably written by the same per-
son, is the following:
Who is it that's making the millions,
anyhow? Is it the poor pinch-faced
factory women and children and pre-
maturely broken-down 'free Ameri-
cans" who grind out their lives at
starvation wages that a few down-east
nutmeg whittlers and skinflint peelers
can pile up few millions by robbing
honest, but slow. to-think, tOilers?
In the language of a printer who
once worked on greenback-labor pa
per, the Labor Press is probably one of
the papers that fuses many dollar
marks in its editorials, but pays its
printers in promises
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-10-27

IT seems impossible to believe that
at this late day the Knights of Labor
should plant themselves in the way of
the progress of invention and develop
ment of labor-saving machinery. Yet
the Washington dispatches say that
they have demanded that the govern
ment securities of all kinds be printed
on hand roller instead of steam presses
in the bureau of engraving and print
ing. This change was recently made
by Chief Graves, with the most salts
factory results, both as to economy and
good artistic work. But the steam
presses decrease the demand for labor;
hence the opposition.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-10-27
Union Labor aTeetIng
The following is list of of the ap-
pointments for union labor meetings:

The following is a list OF of the ap-
for union labor meetings:
JESSE GRAY AND j. w. EASTMAN.
Section, October %.
Rock Greek, October 26.
Summit, October 81.
Neosho Rapids, October %.
Forest Hill, October 20.
Admire City, October 80.
L. o. PRIEST AND p. B. MAXSON.
Horton, October 81.
Reading, November 1.
Philips, November 2.
Bunker Hill, November 3.
Allen, November 4.
il. WILLIAMS AND j. w. EASTMAN.
Frost, October 25
MaXson's, October &c.
Pollock, October %.
Swede, October %.
No. 10, October %.
No. 8, November J..
Admire, November 2.
GRAY, EASTMAN, HUFFMAN AND COR
MING.
Bitter, November 2.
Hartford, November 3.
Americas, November 4.
EmpOria, November 2.
Channess, Wells, Fowler's and Lake
Side, November 5.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-10-27
and other arrangements equally ludi-

and other arrangements equally ludi-
crous.
The affair was gotten Up on short
notice, and the ladies can well feel sat
isfed with their effort.
There was a large crowd present
from early till late in the evening, so
that we judge that it was also sue
cess financially.
COlored Men IA Council.
EDITOR NEWS: attended meeting
called, as understood, in the interests
of the republican party in the basement
of the A. NJ. E. church Tuesday even
ing. The meeting. by the courtesy of
the republicans, assumed the charac-
ter Of a debate between the republican
and the union labor parties, speeches
being being made on the republican
side by W. A. Smith, J. G. Burchfeld,
DR.. Wright, Col. Flory and others; on
the union labor side by G. S. W. Lewis,
| Mr.. Woodson, T. j. Knox and Mr.
Greer, the democratic nominee for reg
| lister of deeds. do not mean to say
that Mr.. Greer spoke personally except
in SO much as he acted as prompter to
Mr.. Knox and appeared to bevery anx-
ious for the success of Mr.. Burdette,
who is also candidate for the same
Office on the union labor ticket, which
is an instance of political generosity
hardly expected to see, and oecasioned
much solicitude among the colored vo-
ters present, and evidently gave them
much food for reflection. The meeting
will be of great advantage to the re-
publican party, as the sly old wolf
democracy, was identified in spite OF
the lamb-like disguise he was trying to
masquerade in. W. S. j
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-10-27
DIED.


At the family residence, No. 0 Con-
stitution street, Miss Ida Wheeler,
daughter of S. P. Wheeler, of hemor-
rhage brought on by typhoid fever.
The family are comparative strangers
here, having been here but about three
weeks. The deceased was twenty years
of age and the loss falls very heavily on
the family, as it also does on another,
whose bride she was soon to have been.
The funeral services were held at the
residence this afternoon at 2 o'clock,
and the remains were laid to rest in
MapleWood cemetery.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-10-27
Petty Larceny.

Complaint was filed yesterday after
noon before Justice Evans against a
young man by the name of Bert Strout.
There has been very much trouble at
the Normal lately on account Of ex-
changed and missing hats. Several
complaints have been made to the fac
ulty and they began to investigate, and
the evidence led to the guilt of young
Strout. During the trial he confessed
to the stealing of three hats. He was
fined SIS and costs, amounting in all to
about s27. He was lodged in jail to
serve out his fine.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-10-27

In the current number of Harper's
Monthly George William Curtis points
out the fact that the partisan press of
England is fairer to an opponent than
is the partisan press of this country.
For instance, the London Times, which
is intensely tory in politics, will print
the liberal speeches of Gladstone, John
Morley and others. 1t will print all
they say and just what they say. The
party organ in this country, as a gen.
eral thing, is not open to such fairness.
1t prefers to print the opponents
speech garbled and mutilated. The in
dependent newspaper in this country
is the fairest in its judgments and is
not afraid to print the sayings and
speeches of either side. 1t is the bust
ness of the independent press to be
generous, just and impartial.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-10-27

THE fatality attending the efforts of
the persons selected to deliver ad-
dresses of welcome at Memphis lately
will have a tendency to render that dis
tinguished honor undesirable in future.
The fate of Judge Ellet, who welcomed
the president to that city, is fresh in
mind, and we have the report of like
ending to Hon. II. A. Montgomery in
welcoming the delegates to the water
ways.convention, while in session in that
place. Both Ellet and Montgomery
died few minutes after delivering
their welcoming speeches.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-10-27

THE man who says he doesn't care
how the election goes is either an An
anias or lacking in some other quality
of good citizenship. Every man should
be interested enough in good govern
ment to care very much that proper
men fill the public offices, and just to
the extent that this duty is neglected
by the citizen does he neglect to per-
form the highest and most important
function of the good citizen.-Eagle.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-10-27

THE st. Louis Browns now claim to
have been hoodoOed. The story goes
that "two days before the series began,
Bushong by mistake sat down in a
barber chair over which a cross-eyed
coon presided, and although he got out
of it as soon as possible the fatal spell
had been worked. On that same day
il cross eyed coon newsboy asked Dave
Foutz three times to buy paper, and
to clinch the whole thing that night at
supper cross-eyed coon waiter came
to take Kings order.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-10-27

SOME of the peculiarities of the Bos-
ton directory came to light in the col
umns of the Globe Of that city. OF
course there are plenty of Beans in Bos-
ton, one Egge, eight Pyes. a number of
Onions, and one Crumb. Besides these
there are three Bones, also Salt and
Jelly. Seven Beers are found, and CUf-
fee, Milk and Teas. There is one
Chicken to three Goslings and Hawk.
Boston also has pair of Stockings, one
Sock, one Cravatt, pair of Mittens
and four Collars. Three Hats and one
Wigg complete the outfit.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-10-27

DIR. MCGLINN is canvassing New
York and speaking in the interest of
the George ticket. An exchange says /:
lie recently addressed a large mass
meeting of Italians in their mother
tongue, and the frequent outbursts of
applause which he ELECTED demonstrate
ed his ability to make the George theory
as captivating in Italian as in Eng
lish." italian is probably his mother
tongue. McGlinn is undoubtedly an
Italian name
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-10-27

THE prohibition and labor vote in
New York is the conundrum which Just
now is agitating the brain of our lead
ing politicians throughout the entire
union. Both the big parties in New
York concede that the prohibition
vote in that state will be higher this
year than ever before. 1t has been
steadily increasing since 1880, in which
year it amounted to 1877, reaching
47,414 in 1886. This year the repub-
licans put it at $1,000 and the demo-
Gratis at $4,000. The probability that it
will equal the lower figure makes the
contest in that state exciting. The es-
Inmates which the two great parties
make of the labor vote are widely di-
vergent, the republican conjecture be-
ing $4,000 and the democratic go, 900.
The difference between these two
guesses is the difference between VIC
tory and defeat for one or the other of
these organizations. The republicans
will win if the former figure is reached,
and the democrats will triumph if the
latter is not exceeded. Between these
two points everything is hay.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-10-27

Col. FEIeHAN of this city seems to
lie the unanimous choice of G.. A. r.
members throughout the state, so for
as we have can learn, for next depart
ment commander of Kansas. He will
receive the unanimous endorsement of
the home post, of which he was the
first commander. No better choice
could be made.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-10-27

IT Is stated that Mrs. Maria B.
Woodwork, the Illinois miracle work.
or, is coming to Kansas, where she will
restore sight to the blind, and speech
to the dumb. If Maria could only have
produced an impediment in the speech
of some of the Chicago anarchists pre-
vious to the bomb throwing, what an
amount of trouble she might have saved
her own state.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-10-27
OOmmIssIONEns, PRoCEEDINcs.
COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE
0afal,or- % 1oo-

October, q, 1887.
The Board Of County Commissioners
met in special session. Present, T. E.
Mcmillan, Chairman, William Flick
niger and j. S. Grimsley.
Tax aleeertifcates Nos. s2s and 329,
sale of 1887 for delinquent sidewalk
taxes on lots Sc, 80 and 40, West Street,
Emporia City, were ordered refunded
with 10 per cent interest, in accordance
with request of the City Council of
said city, at its meeting held October
IL, 1887.
The following jury bills for the Sep
TENDER, 1887, term of the District
Court were allowed:
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-10-27

The crazy tea" announced to be
given by the ladies of the Christian
Church Friday night was very enjoy
able affair. A cray tea" was some
thing entirely new in Emporia, this
being the first attempt at anything of
the kind here. OF all the attempts at
novel entertainments, this was one of
the most successful. 1t would require
a crazy reporter to describe it. The
unique costumes of the walters was a
source OF very great amusement for
all.
The arrangement of the tables was
remarkably queer Among the crazy
things, we noticed such rs the follow
ing: Cake in dustpans, meat on cake
s: ands, celery in teapots, bread in
candy jars. slaw in wash basons, sugar
in mustard cups. cream in gravy boats,
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-10-27

Villas is the name of a new town in
Las Animas county. Colorado, which
boasts two newspapers, two drug
stores and seven saloons. kansas
City Times.
The last two items give assurance
that it will always be ''yile as'' long as
they continue.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-10-27

THE masonic grand lodge, in session
at st. Louis last week, reaffirmed the
rule previously laid down that saloon
keepers cannot be recognized as
masons. Any lodge refusing to expel
members who are in that business will
be susDended
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-10-27

THE decision of the Masonic Grand
lodge of Missouri that no liquor seller
can be member of the order, has
created a considerable sensation es-
pecially in st. Louis where some of the
wealthiest and heretofore most liberal
members have been expelled.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-10-27

The foundation has been completed
for the building for the water-gas plant
at the gas works. Three other build
ings win be erected before the work is
finished, one for the dynamo, one for
the engine and one for the boilers.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-10-27

The case of J. B. Watkins VS..
Joseph Wheat, ct al. occupied the
attention of the court this morning.
The evidence is all in and the argu-
ment will be made some day next
week as Mr.. Patterson, attorney for
the plaintiff was compelled to return to
Lawrence at noon today.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-10-27

TAKE map or the United States and
double its edges together, then double
the edges the other way, then unfold
it. Where the ereases cross each other
will be about the center of the United
States. If you have been careful and
exact in the folding and if the map is
a correct one you viii find Wichita very
close to the point where the creases
cross.-Eagle.
Emporia is exactly on that spot. We
have tried it.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-10-27

The elections in this state this year.
as well as in other November states
throughout the country, occur on the
second Tuesday in November, or the
sth day of that month. November be-
gins on Tuesday, so that 1t will require
whole week to take in the require
ment, First Tuesday after the first
Monday" The November elections
cannot occur earlier than the I'd nor
later than the sth of the month.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-10-27

THE fact that Mrs. Cleveland is a
graduate of Wells college has given that
place ''bOom." 1t is overlooking with
students, and applicants are constant
ly turned away from its doors.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-10-27

1t now appears that the late conven-
ton Of the Knights of Labor held at
Minneapolis resulted in no good to the
order. In fact, judging by the results
which have already begun to appear, it
would have been much better had it
never been held, as the ill feeling en-
gendered in the struggle for supremacy
seems even more bitter now than be-
fore or even during the actual contest.
In most conventions and assemblies
it is usual. no matter how bitter the
struggle or how exciting the contest, at
the end to shake hands, make up and all
agree to work together for the common
good, but in this case it is otherwise,
and the dissenters from the action
in support Of Powderly and his con-
sentative policy have formulated and
published an open declaration of war
The circular that they issue Ito the
rank and file of the order of the
Knights of Labor comprises twenty
distinct charges against those now in
power in the order.
1t charges that ''the general Office
has become luxurious haunt for meI
whose chief aim is to benefit self
pecuniarily and otherwise 1t alsC
claims that there is actual conspiracy
in Official quarters for the purpose of
holding the salaried positions in the
order, both elective and appointive
whose work would make the Lobbyists
Of railroad corporations turn greer
with envy" that district and loca
assemblies have been expelled or sus
pended because they were known a
opponents of the ''conspirators;" thai
there has been great extravaganza il
the expenditure of the funds of the
order, and finally that ''as a result O
this laundering, wishy, wash,y incom
petent, stupid, and arbitrary policy tn,
membership Of the order has decreased
2l7 ,924 members in one year."
While very few except extremists
who have kept themselves posted as re
CARDS K. of l.. matters, will give tn
least bit of credence to these charges 8
far as they concern Mr.. Powderly or hi
administration, nevertheless it mus
be plain that much Of tn
power of the order, for eithe
good or evil, will be curtailed b
this bitter feud within its own camp
and in any case the result can only ent
in detriment to the ends aimed at b
both Mr.. Pow derby and his opponents
and result in still larger dropping Of
of membership than heretofore if tn
strife is kept up and the dissensions al
| lowed to farther increase.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-10-27

THE latest and most important vic
tory for prohibition is the election
which occurred at springfield, Mo-, last
week, and which resulted in the adop-
ton of local prohibition. The contest
called out the largest vote ever polled
in the city. The women took an active
part in the fight, serving free dinners
to voters and working on the side of
temperance. The popular sentiment
there is largely IN favor of prohibition.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-10-27

AN examination of The Illustrated
London News american reprint) for
October 22d, will show the English
view of the trial yacht race, illustra-
tions in connection with the State of
Ireland, Our Homeless Poor in st.
James at Mid Day, the British Mission
to Morocco. and Sketches on the River
Congo. A Sleeping Beauty represents
handsome tiger at rest, while Christ
ening Sunday presents infancy sur
rounded by admirers. The price of the
number being only ten cents places it
within the reach of all. Every news
dealer has it. The Office of publication
is the Potter building, New York city.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-10-27

IN an interview by an AtchisOn re-
porter with Miss Susan b. Anthony,
the latter is reported as saying: MARX
my words, the women will yet come out
ON Tor, -
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-10-27

THE Minnesota railway commission
has notified all railways within the
state that lines failing to supply each
passenger and sleeping car with two
IRE extinguishers, according to law.
will be prosecuted.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-10-27

The balance of the day was spent in
making the annual settlement with the
County Treasurer. The board then
adjourned until tomorrow morning.
Attest ROLAND LAKIN,
County Clerk.